Representation
Representation is how a character or a group of people are shown by their actions, costumes, location and props. Stereotypes is a generalisation of a certain group of people or to put people in categories. For example in the teen film 'John Tucker Must Die' there is a popular jock who is normally good looking, very good at sport and has most of the girls falling at his feet. In this film there are also popular girls and cheerleaders who wear revealing clothes and have attitude. They look down on the unpopular people and sometimes bully them. There is also a new girl who is a nerd and very unpopular at first and she then becomes popular because she has the same issues with the boy as the other girls who are popular.
Other films that have typical stereotypes and representations of teens are Mean Girls, She's the Man, A Cinderella Story, High School Musical, Grease, American Pie and more.
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